Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-05-21

1890
the ring for his share of the spoils,
and that the two other persons had |
left on foot for Danville early that
morning with a coat and some other
stolen articles in valise. Mr.. Thomas
made an examination and found the
coat missing. 1t was one he had car
ried home from his store, but had
never worn. Officers Broaddus and
Shelton started on horseback imme-
diately in pursuit of the other two
robbers, but had not returned at this
writing. About 10 o'clock Mr.. Robt.
Higgs, who lives in Arlington, came
to Erin and informed Mr.. Thomas
that "a negro had sold him fine coat
for $3.50 that morning early, which
proved to be Mr.. Thomas coat, and
upon interviewing the prisoner after
wards in Jail, Higgs identified him
as the man who had sold him the
coat. 1t is now generally supposed
that the other two men are myth,
and that the prisoner only resorted to
this dodge in order to lay the founda-
ton for his story that he did not rob
the house himself, but that 1t was
done by others.
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The officers who went in pursuit of
the supposed robbers have returned
and report that no such persons have
passed down towards Danville. This
confirms the general supposition that
William called on his imagination for
his facts.
~
Our town Is certainly manifesting
signs of civilization and progress. In
one short day, a case of wife beating
prompted by the green-eyed monster,
and robbery In few hundred wards
of where the denizens of our cit, ,yere
holding thigh carnival" at a festival,
and the thief or thieves to march off
in sight of the unsuspecting officer of
the law! Verify we move!
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There seems to be a strong proba-
bility that in the near future our
county will be crossed by another
railroad. The Ohio Valley Railroad
Company are DESTROYS of securing a
southern connection, and have been
contemplating three routes, one to &c
by GAINESVILLE, one by Jackson, and
and third through this region to
reach the iron deposits of Middle Ten
nessee. The surveyors and engineers
have been for some time surveying
this latter route, and are now reported
to be somewhere near the head Of
Winstead Branch. They are reported
; as having stated that the route as
surveyed through this section is not
only better, and nearer, but cheaper
than either of the other two as laid
out by their recentsurvey. This they
call the middle route. 1t crosses the
Cumberland River at Cumberland
Iron Works and comes up South Gross
Creek to what is called the Grave
Hollow, thence traverses the Tennes
see Ridge to and through Mr.. G. w
Hillman's peach orchard, crossing
the L. & N. at the deep cut through
the Tennessee Ridge by means of 6
bridge over it, 1t continues along th'
Ridge for about eight miles, crossing
heads of hollows and ridges at an easy
grade in the direction of White Oal
Creek, striking the hills on the nortf
, side of White Oak at George Sinks
a place, thence along the hill sides fo
about one mile up the creek, ant
/, crossing White Oak just above tn
Widow Edwards place, and ON he
land, at about twenty miles from
=. Cumberland River. Keeping thel
2 on the south side of the creek for abou
5 a mile further, traversing the hill
f sides which takes them into the creel
e valley. Then up the valley of Whit
Y Oak for about four miles to the Win
s stead Branch, and up that branc
J, two or three miles, over the fiat ridge
o towards the head of Big Hurricane
g crossing the Nashville & North West
t ern above McEwen, their objectiv
e point being to go down Big Hurrican
: to Duck River. The engineers ar
2 reported as having stated, while i
n camp near Tennessee Ridge, that tn
r grade of this road had nowhere ez
|. ceeded forty-two feet to the mile, an
: they had already gone over about tn
r steepest of it. This road, If built q
: contemplated, will cross Housto
d county practically nearly at RICH
g angles with the L. & N, will give u
G several miles more of railway, an
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